Patents by Inventor William Roos

William Roos has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5841343
    Abstract: A electromechanical buzzer provides a rotational volume control having a flange extending over the armature of the buzzer with a downwardly extending wedge surface reducing the vibrational range of the armature. The wedge surface is oversized so that when the armature is compressed against its associated electromagnet coil, the armature may move upward against a spring to complete its rotational travel without binding. Detent and stops on the rotational operator shaft are constructed to permit assembly of the operator shaft to the cover without interference between the parts of the detent and stop divided between the cover and the rotational operator shaft and then to permit a rotation of the operator shaft to engage the stops and detent components in a second angular range and constrain rotation to that second angular range thereafter. Assembly of the detent components reduces play in the detent such as might permit movement of the rotational operator shaft under the vibration caused by the buzzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: U.S. Controls Corporation
    Inventors: Kenyon A. Hapke, William Roos, Spencer C. Schantz